India’s Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared the procurement of five S-400 regiments last week, according to government sources.

The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the Chinese military this Thursday. The Chinese government demanded the sanctions be withdrawn.

The U.S. is so far reserving the option of sanctioning India over the purchase of Russian-made air defense systems.

The Russian defense industry has reportedly delivered a new S-400 regiment to the Russian armed forces ahead of schedule.

India wants to better understand Washington’s concerns over its ongoing procurement of Russian military hardware.

A new provision makes it unlikely that India will face sanctions over its purchase of missile air defense systems from Russia.

The Russian military took delivery of another complete S-400 regiment this week.

The new missile may be inducted into service by the end of the summer.

India’s defense minister reiterated New Delhi’s determination to go ahead with procuring the Russian-made missile air defense system.

India and Russia are likely going to announce the deal before an Indo-Russian bilateral summit scheduled for October, according to a source.

A contract for the delivery of Russian-made S-400 missile air defense systems to India has still not been signed.

The Russian military continues to boost its anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) capabilities.

The Yulin Naval Base is shaping up to be the most strategically important military base in the South China Sea.

The Pakistan military is purportedly toying with the idea of procuring the S-400 missile air defense system.

India and Russia are expected to sign a contract by the end of 2017, according to a Russian official.

Delivery of the new air defense systems is expected to begin in 2020.